later

adverb

lat·er | \ ˈlā-tər

Definition of later

(Entry 1 of 2)

: at some time subsequent to a given time : subsequently, afterward one week later they later regretted the decision —often used with on experience that will be useful later on

-later

noun combining form

Definition of -later (Entry 2 of 2)

: worshipper bibliolater

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I'll talk to you again later. They later regretted the decision. She returned several weeks later. I saw him again later that morning.

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In recent years, the company has saved such announcements for a separate event later in the fall, but Apple instead debuted a new version of its entry-level tablet this morning. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Surprise! Apple unveils its 7th-gen iPad with a 10.2-inch display," 10 Sep. 2019 More than 15 years later, this approach to law enforcement happily seems far-fetched. — Wired, "Do Our Faces Deserve the Same Protection as Our Phones?," 10 Sep. 2019 Still, both teams should easily make the playoffs and may face each other again later in the year. — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, "Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots odds, picks and best bets [UPDATED]," 8 Sep. 2019 Patchell said that Hagopian had an X-ray taken later in the day, and there was no fracture for the sophomore setter. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "Laguna Beach girls’ volleyball reaches semifinals of Dave Mohs Tournament," 7 Sep. 2019 Four plays, later La Cañada scored the first points after halftime when Viewpoint’s snap back to the punter sailed out of the end zone for a safety. — Nathan Cambridge, La Cañada Valley Sun, "La Cañada football improves to 3-0 with victory against Viewpoint," 6 Sep. 2019 The two sides had a good phone call and will try to make real progress, a spokesman told reporters later on Thursday in Beijing. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, "China and the U.S. Have Agreed on the First Face-to-Face Trade Talks Since July. No One Expects a Breakthrough," 5 Sep. 2019 As Foster would later tell her, Mills visibly paled. — K.j. Yossman, Marie Claire, "Inside the Cutthroat World of Royal Gossips," 5 Sep. 2019 Much of the film turned out to be unusable and later, a fire destroyed more sets and props. — Katherine Yamada, Glendale News-Press, "Verdugo Views: Charlie Chaplin’s time filming ‘The Circus’ had comedic moments of its own," 5 Sep. 2019

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later

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: at a time in the future : at a time following an earlier time

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